Stars: Mateo Ortega Casillas, Leonardo Cervantes, Carla Adell, Farid Escalante Correa, Norma Flores, Horacio F. Lazo, Noé Hernández, Juan Carlos Remolina | Written by Isaac Ezban, Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes | Directed by Isaac Ezban Mexican horror movies have always been about it seems but there’s never been enough of them in the mainstream to make them […]
Stars: Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Chris Jericho, Sara Canning, Michael Eklund, Jonathan Cherry, Leo Fafard, Skene Kittle, Damian Chao, Stephanie Wolfe | Written and Directed by Lowell Dean There’s actually been a few wrestling-themed horror movies but the quality has been somewhat lacking. From Wrestlers vs Zombies to Wrestlemaniac to Parts Unknown to Wrestlemassacre. At […]
Stars: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, Johnny French | Written and Directed by Damian McCarthy From director Damian McCarthy (Caveat), Oddity tells the story of a female psychic attempting to get to the bottom of her twin sister’s murder by returning to the scene of the crime. Oddity is all […]
Stars: Santo, Julio Aldama, Mary Montiel, Santo, Armando Silvestre, Gregorio Casal, Ivonne Govea, Carlos Agostí, Carlos Suarez, Nathanael Leon | Written by Rene Cardona, Jesús Murcielago Velázquez | Directed by Rene Cardona Santo vs. The Riders of Terror is the 27th entry in the vast Santo franchise, which stands as a cornerstone of Mexican popular […]
Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Paul Hamy, Sandrine Bonnaire, Francis Renaud | Written by Annelyse Batrel, Ludovic Lefebvre | Directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury [NOTE: With the film screening as part of this year’s Fantasia Film Festival, here’s a reposting of my review of The Soul Eater from its screening at Glasgow Frightfest earlier this year] […]
Stars: Walid Jabri, ‘Spark’ Patty Keach, Joey Mac Intosh, Denis Moreno, Stéphane Picotte, Ryan Stick, Karen Wan | Written and Directed by Vincenzo Nappi The popular stereotype of the nice, polite Canadian is, like that of the overly gracious Southerner in the US, an artifice that quickly vanishes once you spend some time in either […]
Santo, the iconic Mexican wrestler, actor, and folk hero, starred in a plethora of films that combined elements of lucha libre, horror, sci-fi, and adventure. His movies are cherished for their campy charm, thrilling plots, and the larger-than-life presence of El Santo himself. With an extended version of Santo vs. the Riders of Terror screening […]
Stars: Antonio da Luz, Luís Aleluia, Tania Bento, Paulo Espírito Santo, Marlon Fontes, Sara Fernandes Fontes | Written and Directed by Fabio Powers This one from this year’s Fantasia Festival had me at its title. How could you not want to watch a film called The Old Man and the Demon Sword!? Thankfully, it delivers, […]
Stars: Jeremy Moineau, Chris Asimos, Dominique Booth, Lewi Dawson, Olivia Deeble, Lisa Fanto, Molly Ferguson, Patty Glavieux, Betsey Brown | Written by Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson | Directed by Alice Maio Mackay As always, I made sure I got to see the Christmas movie from this year’s Fantasia festival. Carnage for Christmas sees […]
My favourite festival of the year is soon to be upon us and Fantasia has another insanely brilliant line-up ready for you! Here are ten films – in no particular order – that I cannot wait to check out. Samara Weaving in a new horror film. That’s all I need to say really but I […]
